About the I.D.I.O.T. Award
I.D.I.O.T. stands for International Designer and Inventor of Toys, and the award, initiated in 1988, is given as a tribute to luminaries who have made outstanding contributions to the toy industry. Holders of the award can be identified by the medals on red ribbons they wear to the dinner.
I.D.I.O.T. Award winners
Torquil Norman, Mary Danby, Roger Ford, John Reynolds, David Fear, Eddy Goldfarb, Pierre Sourdive, Bob Fuhrer, Nick Austin, John Dixon, Chris Taylor, Chris Wiggs, Peter Manning, John Barbour, Mike Meyers, Robin Black-Harris, David Berko, Mike Bucher, Mark Setteducati, Ben Rathbone, Harry Thomson, Jim Becker, Rob Kay, Stan Clutton, Casey Norman, Richard Pain, Ben Varadi, Simon Holdsworth, Mike Hirtle, Mike Gray, Pete Kellond, Simon Birchenough, John Stewart, Mike Moody, Gerry Crown, Audrey New, Ruth Elliott, Ben Dermer, Adi Golad, Mary Couzin and Max Ford.
In 1996, five Mini-Idiot awards were presented to Tom Kremer, Tom Mason, Paul Snyder, Mike Lyden and Mike Meyers.